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Angiomyolipoma CT
Introduction
Overview
Overview
Abdominal CT scan may be diagnostic for angiomyolipoma. On CT scan, angiomyolipoma is characterized by smooth tumor margin with low intratumoral fat component and homogenous enhancement on both corticomedullary and excretory phase scans.[1]
CT Scan
CT Scan
Abdominal CT scan may be diagnostic for angiomyolipoma. On CT scan, angiomyolipoma is characterized by:[1]
- Smooth tumor margin with low intratumoral fat component
- Homogenous enhancement on both corticomedullary and excretory phase scans
- Negative attenuation on unenhanced CT scan
- Rarely calcification may be present
CT images demonstrate a large kidney angiomyolipoma
![CT: Angiomyolipoma.[2]](https://www.wikidoc.org/index.php/File%3AAngiomyolipoma_104.jpg)
![CT: Angiomyolipoma.[2]](https://www.wikidoc.org/index.php/File%3AAngiomyolipoma_001.jpg)
![CT: Angiomyolipoma.[2]](https://www.wikidoc.org/index.php/File%3AAngiomyolipoma_002.jpg)
![CT: Angiomyolipoma.[2]](https://www.wikidoc.org/index.php/File%3ALiver_angiomyolipoma_003.jpg)
![CT: Angiomyolipoma.[2]](https://www.wikidoc.org/index.php/File%3ALiver_angiomyolipoma_004.jpg)
References
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Kim JK, Park SY, Shon JH, Cho KS (2004). “Angiomyolipoma with minimal fat: differentiation from renal cell carcinoma at biphasic helical CT”. Radiology. 230 (3): 677–84. doi:10.1148/radiol.2303030003. PMID 14990834.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 Angiomyolipoma Image courtesy of Radswiki Radiopaedia(original file “here”). Creative Commons BY-SA-NC
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